Decadent Chocolate Fruit Cake
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Prep time
30 min
Cook time
180 min
Serves
18
Nutritional information per serving
Weight
18
g
INGREDIENTS
INGREDIENTS FOR
18 SERVINGS
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METHOD
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drain cherries, reserving ¼ cup (60ml) of syrup. combine cherries with dried mixed fruit, dried figs, ¾ cup (190ml) of the marsala and the reserved syrup in a large bowl. cover; stand overnight.
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preheat oven to 150?c/130?c fan forced. grease and line a deep 22cm round cake pan with three layers of non-stick baking paper, extending paper 5cm above top edge.
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beat butter, sugar and rind in a small bowl with an electric mixer until combined; beat in eggs, one at a time. mix butter mixture into the fruit mixture; stir in flours, almond meal, plaistowe dutch processed cocoa, plaistowe premium dark chocolate and mixed spice.
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spread mixture into prepared pan; bake for about 3 hours or until cake is cooked when tested (if it is getting too dark on top, cover loosely with foil for the last 30 minutes). brush hot cake with the remaining marsala; cover with foil, cool in pan overnight.
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to make chocolate ganache: combine plaistowe premium dark chocolate and cream in a small microwave safe bowl; microwave uncovered on medium (50%) for 1 minute; stir. repeat process in 30 second intervals until melted. refrigerate, stirring occasionally, for about 20-30 minutes or until spreadable. spread top and sides of cake with chocolate ganache.
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